Matthew Mitchell and his Kentucky Wildcats are going to have plenty of chances to prove they are here to stay on the women's college basketball scene.

UK Hoops released its non-conference schedule for the upcoming season on Tuesday morning and the Cats will be facing six NCAA Tournament teams. The challenging slate includes a trip to Baylor to face the defending national champion Lady Bears on their home floor on Nov. 13 for UK's second regular-season game.

The game at Baylor will mark one of four road games, as the Wildcats will go on the road to take on Louisville (Dec. 2), Pepperdine (Dec. 18) and California-Santa Barbara (Dec. 21). The latter two are a part of a trip to southern California.

UK will look to continue a 20-game home winning streak when next season tips off, but it won't be easy. Five of the nine non-conference road games will come against teams that reached the postseason in 2011-12, including a matchup in Rupp Arena against DePaul on Dec. 7.